economy could be plunged back into recession. avoiding the fiscal cliff will require compromise, something that's been in short supply in washington over the last few years. stephen moore joins me again. john boehner, stephen, says they will accept higher tax revenues, but not higher taxes. explain that. >> it's not that complicated. we all agree the best way to bring this up is to bring the growth rate up from the 1% we've had in the last year or so. number two, when i talk to republicans, he said, look, we're willing to put these higher revenues on the table. we're willing to close the loopholes in the tax system, get rid of a lot of the car vouts that people benefit from those are rich people. i think republicans are willing to compromise on this. i have to say this. i'm frustrated wall of you on this, because yes, we have a fiscal cliff that's going to hit in january. but let's not forget the whole context of this. we are running $1.2 trillion deficits and we can't keep doing that year after year after year. we have to come u